Robert Duane Hanson

Background

Hanson, Robert Duane was born on July 27, 1935 in Albert Lea., Minnesota, United States. Son of James Edwin and Gertie (Kvale) Hanson.

Education

Student, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1953-1954; Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1957; Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University Minnesota, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1965.

Career

Design engineer Pittsburgh-Des Moines Stel, Des Moines, 1958-1959. Assistant professor University North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1959-1961. Research engineer California Institute of Technology, 1965.

Assistant professor University California-Davis, 1965-1966. From assistant professor to professor civil engineering University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1966—2001, professor emeritus, since 2001, chairman department civil engineering, 1976-1984. Senior earthquake engineer Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1994-2000.

Visiting professor, director Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University California, Berkeley, 1991. Director British Computer Society division National Science Foundation, Washington, 1989-1990. Consultant National Science Foundation, 1979-1988, 92-94.

Consultant Bechtel Corporation, Ann Arbor, 1976-1987, Sensei Engineers, Ann Arbor, 1977-1990, Building Seismic Safety Council, 1988-1994, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1992-1994, 2000-2005, applied technical council, since 2005.

Achievements

• Robert Duane Hanson has been listed as a noteworthy Civil engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (life. Committee chairman 1975-1994). Member National Academy of Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (honorary, vice president 1977-1979, board directors 1976-1979, 88-92, president-elect 1988, president 1989-1991, past president 1991-1992).

Connections

Married Kaye Lynn Nielsen, June 7, 1959. Children: Craig Robert, Eric Neil.

Father:

James Edwin Hanson

Mother:

Gertie (Kvale) Hanson

Spouse:

Kaye Lynn Nielsen

child:

Craig Robert Hanson

child:

Eric Neil Hanson